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Bringing up the Jones Act in maritime circles is akin to talking about politics or religion at the d

Wah Kwong Shipping Group Ltd. posted a profit of US$22.9 million for the six months through Sept. 30

Dockworker and management contract talks at the Port of Baltimore were scheduled to resume Tuesday a

Turecamo Coastal Harbor Towing Corp. has signed a letter of intent and is nearing completion of its

Drat! I was supposed to be in Eastern Europe today viewing life without an Iron Curtain. Instead I'm

Switzerland's consumer prices rose 0.4 percent in October from September and were up 3.6 percent fro

CONSUMERS TAKE ON MORE INSTALLMENT DEBTU.S. consumers took on $606 million more in consumer

The Canadian government is working closely with the marine insurance industry to introduce soon fede

All 28 Japanese commercial banks with loans to Mexico have decided to swap the majority of them for

B.A.T. GROUP BREAKS WITH BANKER PARIBASU.K. tobacco and financial services group B.A.T. said

The Supreme Court Tuesday handed a victory to an Allstate Insurance Cos. subsidiary trying to challe

Driving records, mileage and years of driving experience - all consumer-backed methods - are among t

Federal Maritime Commissioner Edward J. Philbin is about to be named the chairman of the Interstate

The Canadian Coast Guard is looking to toughen the requirements for granting a "B" certificate to fo

A new waterfront company that began operations at the France Road Wharf last week hopes to use a ne

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

Tue., Nov. 7, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS AND IMPORTERS (New York) - Tinka G. Andrade has been appointed cha

ENTIRE 44-MAN CABINET RESIGNS IN E. GERMANYEast Germany's government resigned Tuesday amid g

Nov. 7, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

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The American-backed consortium building Hong Kong's first cable television network has ordered a sop

A Wisconsin shipyard is racing the calendar to complete work on a new training ship for New York's s

Ashland Oil Inc. Chairman John Hall told a convention of fuel dealers to expect changes in the next

Kimberly-Clark Corp. said that its Canadian subsidiary, Spruce Falls Power and Paper Co., agreed to

Continued sluggish demand by West German consumers for gasoil, also known as distillate fuel oil, p

STRIKE SHUTS DOWN BRAZILIAN REFINERYSAO PAULO, Brazil - A wildcat strike has idled Brazil's

The Soviet Union wants rights to fly into San Francisco or Los Angeles and won't permit U.S. flights

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NO MATTER WHERE the question arises among air freight professionals, there are v

THE TREASURY MARKET HAS A HEFTY SUPPLY to absorb, with a record $30 billion refunding and a $10 bill

FAA ORDERS BOEING TO INSPECT 737S, 747SThe Federal Aviation Administration has ordered inspe

Japan Air Lines earned $225 million on revenue of $3.8 billion during the six months ended Sept. 30.

Airbus Industrie claims to have clinched the number two position in world civil aircraft sales with

Braniff Inc.'s long fall from nearly 100 flights a day out of its hub here to none on Tuesday has me

Foreign banks' lack of collateral will likely prevent them from obtaining loans soon from the Bank o

E. Ernest Johnson was named president and chief executive of North Atlantic Life Insurance Co. of Je

* Gordon Platt - Credit Outlook 3A * EC 1992 Regulatory Roundup 5A* Richard Lawrence - Trade

Gov. Robert P. Casey, in an address at the recent annual convention of the Independent Insurance Age

New Yorkers who could not normally qualify for major medical insurance will be able to get coverage

Officials in Gov. Michael Dukakis' administration are keeping a stiff upper lip as Massachusetts' un